外研版英语九年级下册Unit2 阅读改编.docx

1、Module 1 Unit 2 Its a long story 阅读短文，根据上下文意思，将方框内的句子还原到短文中适当位置，使其通顺完整，并将其字母代号写在横线上。有一句是多于选项。(Li Lin and Li Wei are on the station platform, saying goodbye to each other.)Li Lin: Tell Mum and Dad 111 miss them. Ill miss you all.Li Wei: And well miss you too.Li Lin: See you at the Spring Festival.Li

2、Wei: Take care. Bye!(Li Lin gets on the train and looks for his seat.)Li Lin: Excuse me, sir. Im afraid youre sitting in my seat.Elderly man:Im sorry, young man. What did you say?_-1-Li Lin: Youve taken the wrong seat.Elderly man: Really? But. I thought it was my seat. Wheres my ticket? (The elderly

3、 man looks for his ticket in his pocket, his bag and finally in his wallet.)Elderly man: Here it is. Car 9, Seat 12A. This is Seat 12A, isnt it?(The ticket officer arrives.)Ticket officer: Tickets，please. Please have your tickets ready.Elderly man: Excuse me, is this Seat 12A?Ticket officer: Yes, it

4、 is. -2- Oh, I see the problem. This is Seat 12A, but you should be in Car 9. This is Car 8.Elderly man: Oh, how stupid of me! Idbetter go and find Car 9.(The elderly man gets up and starts to collect his bags.)Li Lin: Wait a moment, sir! Please stay here. -3-Elderly man: Well, thats very good of yo

5、u. Thank you.Ticket officer: Yes, thank you, young man. (Li Lin goes past people standing in the train to Car 9.)Li Lin: 10A. 11 A. 12A, here it is. Thats my seat.(His friend, Wen Peng, is sitting in Seat 12B. He is surprised to see Li Lin.)Wen Peng: Hi, Li Lin! What a surprise!Li Lin: Hey, Wen Peng

6、! Its great to see you.Wen Peng: Great to see you too. Wonderful!-4- Now, take off your jacket. Sit down and make yourself comfortable. But why are you so late?Li Lin: Oh, its a long story.A. Ill take your seat in Car 9.B. Who does LI Lin meet in Car 9?C. I cant hear very well.D. Lets have a look at

7、 your ticket.E. Ill have someone to talk to on the long journey.Module 2 Unit 2 My school lifeMy name is Susie Thompson, and Im fifteen. Ive been at River School, London, since I was eleven. (1)_ River School is a secondary school, about twenty minutes away from my home by bike. (2)_ I started prima

8、ry school when I was five and stayed there for six years. We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. Then everyone goes to the main hall. There, our head teacher tells us news about the school. At 9:05 am the bell rings

9、, and lessons start. Each lesson lasts for an hour. We have a break from 11:05 am until 11:15 am. then another lesson, and then lunch for an hour. In the afternoon, we have two more lessons before school finishes.This year I have ten subjects: maths, English, physics, chemistry, French, history, geo

10、graphy, music, IT and PE. Some people learn German instead of French. （3）_ We have a large sports ground for football and tennis, where we can play both during and after school hours. After-school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies, are popular too. (4)_Last year a group of us e

11、ven went to Japan. There are parties and a sports day, and school plays are really popular. Once a term, there is a parents meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress. What do I like best about school? English, chemistry, music, sports clubs, school plays and above all, my frie

12、nds!A. Its lucky we dont have exams in every subject.B. If I pass my exams next year. Ill stay here until Im eighteen.C. Luckily, our lessons arent different.D. Before I came here, I went to the primary school near my home.E. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and to camps fo

13、r activities such as climbing and walking in the country. Module 3 Unit 2 Life now and then By Betty King Mrs Li is over seventy years old. She has lived in Beijing all her life. I asked her about life today and in the past.What was your life like in the past? My family lived in a tiny house. There

14、were no electric lights, only candles. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She didnt go out to work. There were five children in my family,

15、 and 1 I remember the family meals. The food was simple. We could only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it, and whats more, because I was a girl.How has life changed? Families have got smaller than they were in the past. Today most people only ha

16、ve one child 2 My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married. Im happy to see shes busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she cant come to see me often. Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went every

17、where on foot or sometimes by bike. 3 and theres also the underground. And you young people can take a plane to anywhere in the world. The only thing I dont like, though, is that theres so much more traffic. 4 Of course, we didnt have television when I was a child I really enjoy watching television

18、today. Therere so many good programmes , like the Beijing Opera and old films. But some of the shows are too noisy for me. Generally speaking, I think life is better today We eat better and we live longer.A. Now you can take the bus everywhere,B. The role of women has changed too.C. looking alter us

19、 was more than a full-time job.D. Families have more money to spend on their child.E. Its so difficult to cross the road.Module 4 Rules and suggestions unit 2 you mustnt move Watch out! Bears about! On the first evening, the three of us were tired after walking for about eight hours. We soon fell as

20、leep. In the middle of the night, I heard a strange noise outside. 1 In the morning, I got up to make breakfast, The bag of food was open . Bears, said Joe, We should hang the food in a tree tonight, Later that day, we stopped in a beautiful field by a stream . 2 During the night , the bears came ba

21、ck. This time they took the food from the tree.It wasnt high enough . Bears can climb trees. They can smell food from a long way away . said Ben.“ 3 ” I said . “Bears might think our rubbish is food.” OK, lets tidy up, and move on, and we should make lots of noise. too. If they know where we are, th

22、ey may not come any closer. said Joe. “But if you see a bear, ” said Ben , “you mustnt move or make a sound, That night ,We went to sleep . or we tried to.The next day we stopped at eleven oclock for a break , and while the others were resting, I went for a walk in the forest.Suddenly, I saw a baby

23、bear playing with some sticks and stones . He looked so friendly, and I remember thinking ,if I reach out, I can just touch him.There was a loud noise behind me.I stood very still. I didnt even turn my head. There was another loud noise. The baby bear looked up , and ran towards me .I turned pale an

24、d he ran past me into the woods.4 .Then slowly I turned round, and I saw the baby bear and his huge mother walking away .I ran back to my friends. I have never run so fast.For the next 10 days, every time there was sudden noise, my blood went cold.A . We put up the tent and fell asleep. B. But when

25、I looked out of the tent, there was nothing there. C.I was still for a few minutes. D. We must keep the camp clean.E. You cant leave anything which bears might think is food.Module 5 Unit 2 Five rules for a healthy lifeThanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives.

26、Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century. It is even thought that_1_Here are some rules for a healthy life.1 Get off the sofa!Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get

27、 off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day. In the past, peoples jobs required more physical effort. They often had to walk for miles every day. _2_.Think about it: Do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past?2 Eat healthy food!It is importa

28、nt to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables. Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it once in a while. Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health.3 Rest while you can!When we were babies, we slept for much of the night. Teenagers do not need as m

29、uch sleep as babies, but_3_. At weekends, you have got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too.4 Do not worry. Be happy!Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health. Sometimes_4_，exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your

30、 parents or your teacher.5 Say no to smoking!Yes, you knew I was going to say this! It is so important. Smoking is not cool. It is dangerous. It harms nearly every part of your body. Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health.A. it is not easy t

31、o be a teenager because of the difficulties of schoolB. When farmers were working in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time.C. Exercise is very important .D.it is important for you to get about eight hours sleep a nightE. in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth

32、birthdays.Module 6 Unit 2 Do as the Romans do We often say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So when you eat Western food, do as Westerners do. Here are some things that you may need to know about eating together in the West. In some Western countries, lunch is usually eaten at about 1 pm. Dinne

33、r is served around 7 pm or even later. In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm! At the start of a meal, the French say “Bon appetit”. and the Italians say “Buon appetito”. But 1 “Enjoy your meal”is usually only said by the person who brings the food. Knives and forks are used

34、for most Western food. The fork is held in your left hand and the knife in your right, and the food is held with the fork and cut with the knife. Soup is eaten with a spoon. However, there is some food which you can eat with your fingers, such as chicken wings and hamburgers. During the meal, you ma

35、y be invited to serve yourself (usually the ladies before the gentlemen) by someone who says. “ 2 ” Or you will be served by someone who asks.“Would you like some?” You can take it and say. “Thank you.” If you are given something you do not like, you can just say, for example. “Im sorry. I dont eat

36、meat”, or “I dont eat fish”. No one will be cross. If you are offered more food but cannot eat any more, just say. “ 3 ” Remember that it is polite to say that you enjoy every dish when it is served, and that you have enjoyed the food at the end of a meal. 4 If you are invited to dinner by Western f

37、riends, you will be expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served, and it is not polite if you leave as soon as you finish eating. The rule is: Watch the other people Do as they do.A. What kind of food do you prefer ?B. there is nothing similar to say in Englis

38、h.C.Help yourselfD.It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over.E.No, thanks. It was delicious, but Ive had enough.Module7 Unit2Who owns English? English is spoken by about 400 million people, mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana, India and S

39、ingapore, English is used as a working language, for example, between bosses and secretaries, and between doctors and patients, although there are other languages for everyday use. In China and many other countries, 1 it will be quite possible for them to meet people from other countries. They will

40、need a common language to communicate with each other. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population, and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth centu

41、ry, English became the language of world trade. 2 It is now the common language for international travel, science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet.It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other languages, for example, “restaurant” from Fr

42、ench, “zero” from Arabic, “piano” from Italian, and “tofu” from Chinese. Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. 3 However, most people still think that English will be

43、 used most around the world, at least for the next twenty or thirty years. So who owns English? 4 Even though we speak different types of English, we are all part of an international club. We all own English.A English is the most important foreign language that children learn at school, because when

44、 they grow upB And in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films.C More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, together with some European languages.D The answer is everyone who speaks it the British, the Indians

45、 and the Chinese all help make it a rich language.E Today, many people who want to learn a new language are learning Chinese, Spanish or Arabic .Module 8 Unit 2根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。Dear head teacher,teachers,parents and fellow students, Im very proud that you have chosen me to sp

46、eak to you today. I have three roses here: a white one, a yellow one and a white one. These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt. 1I give the red rose to my friends.When I started school here, my Chinese was not good, and some of my mistake

47、s were very funny. I once tried to say “XieXie”, but I said “XiaXia”instead. Of course some people laughed, and I felt quite silly. But they were not laughing at me . 2 Today, thanks to their kindness, my Chinese is much better, and we have become friends. So, let me say “xiexie” again to all of you

48、 for youe help . 3 When I started running in the 800 metres, I always finished last and I just wanted to give up.But the PE teacher, Ms Huang ,helped me. She ran along with me,and she said, “You only really lose if you give up!”I still cant run fast enough ,but Ive learnt to try my best, not only wi

49、th running but with whatever else I do. I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me that love is about trust .When I wanted to learn the violin,my father told me that I should work harder at maths.I was disappointed. 4 There was a note from father: “Im sure you will be better at maths.” Im

50、sure that you all have your own memories about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it,so Iets all stand up and say “Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! We love you!”AI give the white rose to my teachers, who have taught me that there is no success without effort.BThen,on the morning of my birthday,I woke up to find a beautiful violin at my bedside.CThese three things are friendship,effort and trust.DI am proud to be chosen to speak to you.EThey taught me to say many things in Chinese and kindly invited me to join them.